System and method for mode selection based on effective cinr

A Method for selecting an optimal ECINR mode in a digital communication system, comprising the steps:

• A. Constructing an offline database referred to as:
• “relevant modes database”, which is comprised of a list of transmission-reception (TR) methods relevant for each of possible MIMO configurations, and mobility characterization;
• B. Gathering online channel state and capabilities information;
• C. Retrieving parameters from the relevant modes database of step A, based on the updated data/information of step B for creating a concurrent list;
• D. Excluding some MIMO modes off the list, for which the available channel matrix is insufficient, the modes left at the end of this step are referred to as “currently relevant modes”;
• E. Calculating post processing per tone physical CINR (PCINR) for each of the currently relevant modes found in step D;
• F. Calculating ECINR for each of the currently relevant modes using the PCINR;
• G. Choosing the optimal MIMO mode and MCS combination, which is the parameters' combination with highest throughput, which provide the best ECINR under QoS requirements.